Authors starting with N from Capricorn Books

Pavilion, (London, 1996), Ist edition.. 88 pp, 7 3/8" H, hard cover in dust jacket. Color and b&w illustrations throughout. "Cattle are said to turn to the east and kneel as the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve; witches take the form of swift hares, and can run all night in this . guise; a sudden shower of ranindrops falling from a clear sunny sky indicates that a fox is getting married. These are just a few of the fascinating legends stretching back into the mists of time which are ... more information

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Shambhala, Boston, 1999, 2nd printing.. 96 pp, small 8vo, HC in dust jacket. B&w illus. "...explains the Buddhist worldview and the age-old practice it perfected to unfold our innate qualities of compassion, self-acceptance and inner peace...gives step-by-step instructions for beginning. your own meditations practice, including three simple exercises - 'Bare Attention', 'Remaining in the Present', and 'Meditation Using Sound' - to help you get started." Previo... more information

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MetroBooks, (New York, 1999), Ist edition.. 128 pp, square, small 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in b&w and color with photos and maps. "...paints a vivid picture of how the bombers and fighters of the Allied and Axis powers influenced the outcome of the c. onflict (in World War II)." "With richly informative sidebars that highlight important elements of technology, intelligence and stragegy; maps of the major air force operations that clarify... more information

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William Kimber, London, (1956), Ist edition.. 200 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. "For nine years Doctor Namora worked as a general practitioner among the peasants, gipsies and smugglers of the frontier districts of Central Portugal and Spain, in the remote mountain. s of the Portuguese provinces of Alentejo and Beira Baixa. On his arrival in these parts, he found himself up against the secretiveness and superstitions of a people brutalized by ignorance and pov... more information

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Harper Collins, (San Francisco, 1994), Ist ed.. 193 pp, 8vo, HC. New recorded stories from the Aboriginal Elders of Central Australia. This collection of 15 stories from Warlpiri Elders reflects the importance of Dreaming in all of its manifestations. Recorded and translated here for the first. time are stories rich with insight into Aboriginal spirituality and life - on subjects as diverse as adolescence, love, hatred, sexuality, marriage, family, war, peace, physical and psychological survival a... more information

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Kodansha, Tokyo, (1968).. 96 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H), soft cover in dust jacket. Tipped-in color frontispiece, color plates. "...covers the early development and growth of ukiyo-e paintings as a vigorous expression of the life of the townsmen of sixteenth- and seventeent. h-century Japan...The world of the gay quarters, courtesans and women of pleasure, artisans, acrobats, exotically garbed foreigners - all are caught in these ukiyo-e paintings. The paintings reproduced here in sixty-four ... more information

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Caratzas Brothers, New Rochelle, New York, 1979.. 174 pp, folio (13 1/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0892410957 Map endpapers, color and b&w photographs. "...unveils a dazzling variety of art objects - sumptuous medieval illuminated manuscripts, printed books, mosaic pavements, painted t. iles and ritual objects. The book contains 194 illustrations, of which 131 are in color. A full description of the Armenian art treasures of Jerusalem and their background has been written by ... more information

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McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, 2002.. 128 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 0773524401 Color and b&w illustrations. "Inuit artist Irene Avaalaaqiaq is best know for her remarkable wall hangings, which reveal a rich tradition of spirit and shamanistic imagery. In this first critical r. etrospective of Avaalaaqiaq's work, Judith Nasby discusses her life and art as well as her commitment to preserving her Inuit heritage and making it accessible to an international audienc... more information

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Marshall, Morgan & Scott, London, n.d.. 121 pp, 7 1/4" H, soft cover with attached jacket. B&w frontispiece. "This book gives in a lucid form the information made available through the labours of archaeologists. It strengthens conviction in the trustworthiness of the Bible and emphasis. es the central truths of the Gospel. It shows how archaeology reveals the fulfilment of prophecy to prepare the way for the Second Advent." Contents: Foreword; Introduction; The People, the Lan... more information

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Bullfinch Press / Little, Brown, Boston, 1997.. 63 pp, oblong small 8vo (7 1/2" H x 7 3/4" D), hard cover in dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated in color. ISBN 0821224042 "Dive into the wacky waters with America's favorite humorist and poet extraordinaire, Ogden Nash. His playful and often p. reposterous poetry celebrates aquatic creatures both above and beneath the water's surface. From sharks and shad to swans and prawns, Nash cleverly captures the whimsy of the denizens of t... more information

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Twayne, New York, (1994), first edition.. 144 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0805770429 "In his historical novels, adventure stories, ghost stories, and fairy tales, the contemporary children's writer Leon Garfield consistently portrays the mystery of human identity, . which he describes as 'the only mystery one can unravel endlessly'. In this first book-length study of Garfield, Roni Natov chronicles the career of this natural storyteller whose work is permeate... more information

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St. Martin's Press, (New York, 1984), Ist U.S. edition.. 158 pp, 4to, hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs from the Kobal Collection. "...traces the career of the mysterious Marlene. As well as offering a critical look at her films, he draws on a fund of anecdotes from . those who knew her well and provides us with an insight into her family, her husband, her lovers and her life both on and off screen. He underlines her humanity and essential femininity, des... more information

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Penguin, (London, 1989), 6th printing.. 298 pp, PB. Interior - previous owner's name on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight. Exterior - light edgewear/scuffing, small creases at corners of back cover, spine flat and uncreased. VG. ... more information

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Leo Cooper, London, (1995).. 284 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w maps, color and b&w photos. "The Scots Guards have been as involved as any other regiment in the events of the past forty years. In describing the Regiment's role and pa. rticipation Major General Naylor has sought to provide an account of events which records what happened and why in a way which will allow those who were there readily to identify with what took place, whilst... more information

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Routledge, London, 1994, reprint.. 133 pp, 9 3/16" H, soft cover. ISBN 0415026784 B&w illustrations. "(B)rings together, in an entirely new way, analysis of the historical tradition of the female nude and discussion of recent feminist art, and by exploring the ways in which accept. able and unacceptable images of the female body are produced and maintained renews recent debate on high culture and pornography. It represents the first feminist survey of the most significant subject in weste... more information

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Miller's, London, 2004.. 160 pp, small 4to (10 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1840008334 Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, including marks. "Blue-and-white pottery has long proved a popular and accessible collecting area, with hand-painted patterns. in blue and white first being used to decorate ceramics in the 17th century by the Chinese. Since the technique of transfer-printing was introduced in the late 18th century, a vast range of attractive yet affordable wa... more information

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Mortiboy's, London, 1937, first edition.. 192 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H), hard cover (green cloth with gold lettering on spine) - no dust jacket. 12 colour plates (including frontispiece), with 3 lacking the tissue-guard with description. The author describes his travels in the Northern Italy, w. ith particular attention to the flowers of the region. Free front endpaper has been removed, very light browning to endpapers and pages, book cracked in two places, edges of textblock browned, small bumps at... more information

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Breakwater, St. John's, (1983).. 208 pp, 4to (12" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photos, maps, reproductions, political cartoons, drawings. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing. NF. ... more information

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Coronet, London, (1973), 6th impression.. 189 pp, paperback. ISBN 0340105240 "None of those who have written (about World War II) have had the unique experience that the whirligig of time brought to Airey Neave, and which he has used in this book with such dramatic effect. The young lieu. tenant of 1940, wounded, captured, imprisoned, suffering intense humiliation, yet lived to be the Major of 1945, who was appointed by the judges at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremburg to a position ... more information

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Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, (1997), first edition.. 127 pp, 4to (12 1/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0821225197 Profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs. "This renowned doll house, conceived as a fairy castle, is one of the most beloved permanent displays at Chicago's Museum of. Science and Indu stry. A gift to the museum from Colleen Moore, star of the silent-film era and the original 'flapper', the Fairy Castle has appealed to the imaginati... more information

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